EXECUTIVE PROGRAMME · PRETORIA 2026
Public Financial Management
Transformation & Reform in the AI Era
Strengthening Fiscal Governance. Transforming Public Institutions. Delivering National Impact.
The Strategic Proposition
Public finance is more than budgets. It is the architecture of institutional trust.
Public financial management determines whether citizens receive value for public spending. This executive programme brings together budget formulation, procurement reform, audit, and accountability in one applied institutional programme — engineered for the leaders who steward public resources.
More About This Programme
BUDGET
Medium-term budget frameworks and fiscal discipline.
PROCUREMENT
Public procurement reform and value-for-money systems.
ACCOUNTABILITY
Transparent financial reporting and citizen accountability.
AUDIT
Supreme audit institutions and performance audit leadership.
Who Should Attend
Designed for the leaders who steward public resources.
This programme is engineered for senior public-sector executives and elected officials responsible for the formulation, execution, oversight and audit of public finances.
- Finance Ministers and Deputy Ministers
- Directors-General and Permanent Secretaries of Finance
- Budget Directors and Fiscal Policy Advisors
- Heads of Treasury and National Cash Management
- Auditor-Generals and Audit Committee Chairs
- Parliamentary Finance and Public Accounts Committee Members
- Public Procurement Regulators and Authority Heads
- Development Partner PFM Specialists and Advisors
Executive Outcomes
Five days. Six institutional capabilities.
01
Design and implement credible medium-term budget frameworks.
02
Strengthen procurement systems against fraud, waste and inefficiency.
03
Build accountability through transparent financial reporting and disclosure.
04
Lead supreme audit reforms that drive institutional learning and correction.
05
Navigate fiscal federalism, intergovernmental finance and revenue mobilisation.
06
Champion digital PFM and integrated financial management information systems.
Programme Architecture
Five days engineered around the decisions public finance leaders actually make.
Day 01
The Public Financial Management Landscape
Global PFM standards, fiscal responsibility frameworks and the architecture of public money — from policy to impact.
Day 02
Budget Formulation & Medium-Term Frameworks
Medium-term expenditure frameworks, performance-based budgeting, fiscal rules and the economics of resource allocation.
Day 03
Procurement Reform, Execution & Value for Money
Public procurement systems, e-procurement, contract management, anti-corruption controls and value-for-money auditing.
Day 04
Audit, Accountability & Financial Reporting
Supreme audit institutions, performance audit, parliamentary oversight, accrual accounting and citizen accountability.
Day 05
Digital PFM & Institutional Transformation
Integrated financial management information systems, digital treasury, PFM reform strategy and institutional change leadership.
The Executive Experience
A learning experience engineered for institutional impact.
This is not a conference. It is a structured, five-day executive programme designed around the real decisions public finance leaders face — taught by practitioners who have led PFM reforms at the highest level.
Case-Method Learning
Real PFM reform cases from across Africa and emerging economies — analysed, debated and applied to your institutional context.
Peer Exchange
A curated cohort of finance ministers, auditor-generals and treasury leaders from across the continent and beyond.
Applied Strategy
Each participant leaves with a personalised PFM reform action plan for their institution — ready to present and implement.
Why Pretoria
Africa's administrative capital. A living laboratory for PFM reform.
- South Africa's National Treasury is a continental leader in PFM reform and fiscal transparency.
- Pretoria is the administrative capital — the seat of government, treasury and audit institutions.
- World-class conference infrastructure and direct international accessibility.
- A rich, real-world context for studying PFM challenges in emerging economies.
A Gift to Every Delegate
Every delegate leaves with a brand new complimentary laptop.
Beyond five days of executive education, each participant receives a brand new complimentary laptop — a complete executive toolkit for the AI era of public financial management. It is our investment in the leaders entrusted with public resources, equipping them to carry the programme's intelligence, frameworks and decision-support tools directly into their ministries, treasuries and institutions.
Presented personally by a Highpro International executive at the programme closing — a moment that marks the transition from participant to equipped public-finance leader.
Your Investment. Exceptional Value.
An investment in Highpro is an investment in your people, your performance and the future of your institution.
STANDARD
WITHOUT ACCOMMODATION
ZAR 25,000
PER DELEGATE
Full programme access — tuition, materials, meals, networking, city tour and a brand new complimentary laptop. Excludes accommodation.
Reserve Your PlacePREMIUM
WITH ACCOMMODATION
ZAR 35,000
PER DELEGATE
Everything in Standard, plus luxury accommodation at the executive venue for the full programme duration.
Reserve Your PlaceYour Investment Includes
*All fees are inclusive of tuition, training materials, daily lunch and refreshments, curated city tour, networking, certificate and a brand new complimentary laptop.
The Pretoria Experience
Beyond the classroom. Inside the institutions that shape public finance.
The Pretoria edition is designed to immerse participants in the real institutional architecture of public financial management — not just the theory.
- Visit to South Africa's National Treasury or the Auditor-General's office — a rare behind-the-scenes institutional encounter.
- Welcome reception with fellow delegates from across the continent's public finance community.
- Curated Pretoria institutional tour — Union Buildings gardens and Church Square heritage walk.
- Daily executive lunches designed for structured peer networking and knowledge exchange.
Why Highpro International
A new category of global institution. Built for the leaders who move institutions.
Institutional Diagnosis
Every Highpro programme begins with the institutional challenge — not the syllabus. We engineer backwards from the real decisions executives face.
Practitioner Faculty
Learn from leaders who have led PFM reforms at ministerial, treasury and audit level — not from academics who study them.
Global Community
Join a network of institutional transformation leaders across 30 sectors and 60 countries — a community that continues long after the programme ends.
Programme Information
Public Financial Management Executive Programme
A five-day, in-person executive programme for senior public-sector leaders responsible for the stewardship of public resources. Delivered in Pretoria — Africa's administrative capital.
Dates
26–30 October 2026
Location
Pretoria, South Africa
Duration
5 Days · In-Person
Cohort
Limited to 30 delegates
Reserve Your Place
Applications close 28 September 2026.
Participation is by application. Seats are limited to ensure a curated, peer-level cohort. Early application is recommended.
For institutional nominations and group bookings, request a quotation.